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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#21 - 2013-02-11 20:54:06 UTC
It's not unusual for noobs to find their wallet increase if they ask pertinent questions. When I started playing an older player donated me some Isk to get started with, the proviso was that I pay it forward. I tend to do the same with the same proviso and the footnote "spend it on explosions, I don't care whose".

In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.

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Ginger Barbarella
#22 - 2013-02-11 21:02:14 UTC
Gave a total stranger a fit Mach. Which she promptly lost the next day.

"Blow it all on Quafe and strippers." --- Sorlac
Joran Dravius
Doomheim
#23 - 2013-02-12 03:06:06 UTC  |  Edited by: Joran Dravius
Sasha Khaine wrote:
I generally think of myself as a good guy and help people out where I can in EVE.

Like today for example. I met someone a few days back whilst exploring in hi-sec and today he trusted me with 545 mil ISK that he sent across to my character. I sent every single ISK back to him when he asked for it even when he offered to split it 50/50. This was the first time in EVE I felt really conflicted in what to do.

Obviously I could have just kept the money and bailed but I don't think I could ever do something like that to someone and not feel really bad about it after. So all in all I feel good about my choice :P

(No, don't send me ISK in the hope of getting it back! If I don't know you or have ever talked to you then I'm gonna keep it haha!)

So... What nice things have you done for other players in EVE? What nice things have people done for you? Have you ever found being nice pays off? Big smile

You should feel bad about not teaching that guy common sense. Now he's going to lose even more money later and it's all your fault. It also would have been a good idea to punish his stupidity for not knowing that he doesn't need help to transfer ISK between characters.

Back on topic; I answer questions in newbie corp chat and occasionally buy newbies free stuff.
DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#24 - 2013-02-12 04:30:14 UTC
Robertina Bering
Doomheim
#25 - 2013-02-12 04:59:35 UTC
What's the reason to claim yourself as a "good guy" and tell others about how good you're?
Being a good doesn't require publicity attention.
NightCrawler 85
Phoibe Enterprises
#26 - 2013-02-12 05:34:18 UTC
Its easy to be "nice" to someone in EVE.
Give them ISK, talk to them, give them a ship, blow them up and dont laugh at their bad fittings and so on. The question is more are you being nice because you were in an exeptionally good mood that day or because you had an alternate motive?

As an example...run into a brand new player that talks in local and is polite,asking for help and shows no sign of being an alt and i like their attitude i have no issue sending them a few mill or give them a cruiser or whatever. But i can fully admit im not doing that just to be "nice" even if it makes me feel "good" that i made someone happy for 5 minutes until they forget. Its more because back in my mind i know that MAYBE that person will remember me and at some point down the road that person will be in a position were its good to be on their "good" side. Weather or not its just for some new company, standings that could benefit the corp as a whole, a friendship that could be beneficial or heck even a new member that might or might not prove to actually be a productive long term asset to the corp.

Are there exeptions? Ofc.. like the person who posted in here that gave away a bunch of ISK after winning it. But those are very few and far between. In general tho i think most people do it for their own selfish reasons (my self included) because in the long run we are very selfish and self-centerd. Its just a part of being humanSmile

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Candy Cabal
#27 - 2013-02-12 05:59:59 UTC
I didn't think it was that hard to be kind to other players in EVE Lol

Either way, the usual helping newer players figure the game out, get them understanding that even as an indie toon its best to understand that PVP is the way of EVE and to at least try to learn it etc. basically get them to love EVE for what it is in general. Though first blowing one of their ships up or outsmarting them first helps when youre trying to recruit some players Big smile

"I swear there are more people complaining over "nullsecers complaining" then actual nullsec people complaining."
Nessa Aldeen
First Among Equals
#28 - 2013-02-12 12:47:14 UTC
The nicest thing I ever did was to wardec several mining, industrial, and missioning corps all at once. The players were at first extremely hostile (but of course!) but towards the end, some valued this service and quit hi-sec altogether. Some of these same players have gone on to be excellent pvp players in quite a few well know pvp alliances whilst continuing their semi-industrial perspectives.

You may think that this was a bad thing, but in reality I was merely providing a true feel of the game for people who have never actually tried this aspect and the fact that these people outnumbered us maybe up to 200 to 1 didn't make it less fun.
Felicity Love
Doomheim
#29 - 2013-02-12 13:02:37 UTC
I once told a few new players (barely 2 months old, under the old 800,000 sp system) that they shouldn't go into Low Sec with their shiny Navy Ravens to rat or follow a mission.

Cilly bunts, they went anyway.

These days, I let the "School of Hard Knocks" hand out the "free" advice because some people's kids really are that dense.

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Skorpynekomimi
#30 - 2013-02-12 20:06:54 UTC
NightCrawler 85 wrote:
Its easy to be "nice" to someone in EVE.
Give them ISK, talk to them, give them a ship, blow them up and dont laugh at their bad fittings and so on. The question is more are you being nice because you were in an exeptionally good mood that day or because you had an alternate motive?

As an example...run into a brand new player that talks in local and is polite,asking for help and shows no sign of being an alt and i like their attitude i have no issue sending them a few mill or give them a cruiser or whatever. But i can fully admit im not doing that just to be "nice" even if it makes me feel "good" that i made someone happy for 5 minutes until they forget. Its more because back in my mind i know that MAYBE that person will remember me and at some point down the road that person will be in a position were its good to be on their "good" side. Weather or not its just for some new company, standings that could benefit the corp as a whole, a friendship that could be beneficial or heck even a new member that might or might not prove to actually be a productive long term asset to the corp.

Are there exeptions? Ofc.. like the person who posted in here that gave away a bunch of ISK after winning it. But those are very few and far between. In general tho i think most people do it for their own selfish reasons (my self included) because in the long run we are very selfish and self-centerd. Its just a part of being humanSmile


That's sort of why I do it. Mostly, I believe that what goes around comes around, and that people learn best by example. A recommended fit here, a few modules and ISK there, and EVE is a few steps to being a nicer, more friendly place.
And, after a while, I have more customers for my industrial products!

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